St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY.
Hts Observance i'm st. Johnsbury.
Here is Commander Sprague's gener-
al order for Memorial Day.
CHAMBERLAIN Posi- I
ST. JoHNsBuRY. Vt. May &c, 1887

ST. JoHNsBURY, Vt, May &C. 1897
General Order No. | The Post will
assemble at G. A. r. hall Sunday, May
~ at 3 p. m, with badges, belts, etc.,
to attend religious services conducted
by Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks at Mu-
sic hall at $50 p. m.
Monday morning, May 3Oth, detach-
ments will proceed to decorate the
graves of our late comrades in the GEM
eteries outside the village of st. Johns
bury under the direction of comrades
named as follows: Catholic cemetery,
Comrades Mcdonald, Pinard, Flana-
gan, Frechett; East st. JOhnsbury,
Comrades Billiard, May, Goodell,
Chapman st. Johnsbury Centre, Com
rades Cook, Miles, Learned, Hartman
Passumpsic, Comrades Hawley, Moore,
Davis Lyndon, Comrades Thompson,
Wells, Hubbard.
The post having voted to observe
Memorial day at Lyndonville, Monday
morning, May 30, arrangements have
been made by the post with the rail-
road company for special train to
convey all comrades, women's relief
corps and sons of veterans-the badges
of either order serving as a pass all
other persons who may wish to attend
paying half fare. The train will leave
st. Johnsbury at a. M, returning at
the close of the exercises. The post
will assemble at G.. A. R. hall at 7.3O
a. M, with badges, belts, ETC., and
with the drum corps, march to the de-
pot.
The Post will assemble at G.. A. r.
hall Memorial day, May Both, at L p.
M, with badges, belts and gloves, and
at 80 p. M, will march in the process
sion to the cemetery where the graves
of our late comrades will be decorated.
The G.. A. r. special service at the
cemetery chapel at the close of which
the column will return to Music hall
where the Grafton will be delivered by
Past Department Commander, Col.
Geo. II. Childs of St. Adams.
A grand concert for the benefit of
Chamberlin Post will be given at Music
hall Monday evening, May Both, COM
mencing at 8 o'clock, by the Beethoven
Choral society.
w. w. SPRAGUE, Com.
L. B. HEAD, Adj't.
The Memorial sermon Sunday even
ing will be delivered in Music hall,
services beginning at $50 o'clock. The
music will be furnished by the Bee
thOven choral society. Everybody is
cordially invited to be present.
Maj. N. P. Bowman will be chief
marshal of the day. The procession
will form i'm four divisions as follows ::
First division w. d. Woolson, mar
shall; police; band, w. HI. Herrick,
leader; guards, Capt. Roberts Canton
Crescent, Capt. Celley. Second divi-
sion w. H. Sargent, marshal; Pales
tine COmmandery, Commander Girls
void (; Chamberlin post, Commander
Spragne disabled soldiers. Third di-
vision H. j. Emerson, marshal drum
corps, F. G.. Stevens, leader; S. o. ",
Capt. H. j. Carrick academy teachers
and students. Fourth division E. A.
Morse, marshal president and orator
of the day, clergy, invited guests, Sc
lectmen, village trustees and citizens.
The band will form on Railroad
street at 1 o'clock and escort Canton
Crescent to Main street. The first di-
vision will form on Prospect street,
right on Main; second division on
East side of Main, right resting in front
of Free Baptist church third division
on East side of Main, right resting in
front of court house =; fourth on Central,
right resting at st. Johnsbury house.
The procession will move at As
| 1,ar oil tn
Pleasant street and up Mt. Pleasant to
cemetery. After the decorating the
procession will reform and return by
way of Mt. Pleasant, Summer and
School streets to Main and thence to
Music hall where the exercises will be-
gin at $50. President of the day Com
rade, j. A. Paddock. Address by Col.
Geo. Il. Childs of st. Adams.
The WOmans' relief corps will have
charge of the flowers and q committee
from the corps will be at the town hall
during the morning of Memorial day
and will take charge of all flowers that
may be brought them. Contributions
of wild flowers from the children will
be welcomed as we'll as the choice hot
house plants.
The Memorial concert comes in the
evening at Music hall at 8 o'clock
when the Beethoven choral society
comprising Is voices give the cantata,
The Rose Maiden. These artists will
take the solo parts: Mrs. A. w. Briggs
of Montpelier, soprano; Mrs. p. F,
Hazen cOntraltO; F. w. Bancroft oi
Montpelier tenor; HI. Fl. May, bari
tone; j. H. Humphrey musical direct.
or; Miss Inez Howe pianist. Tickets
will be on sale at the usual places to-
morrow morning.